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With the new Nintendo Wii gaining more and more populartiy all the time, more and more people are constantly asking “What does Wii stand for?” However, Wii does not stand for anything. It is not an acronym. The Nintendo Wii is much different than other gaming systems, because the console targets a much broader demographic than most other gaming systems do. Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the main designers of the system, explains that with this new system, Nintendo hoped to get people who do not usually play video games to play the Wii. They hoped to get families to have fun playing it together, and they wanted it to be fun even for old people.

In the beginning Nintendo was going to call their new video consule “Revolution”; because it was meant to revolutionize the gaming industry. However, they decided to change it to something friendlier and more unique, the Wii. So what does Wii actually stand for? The name Wii is actually a play on words. Wii sounds like “We” and in this way suggest that you play on it with your family and friends. Instead of one fourteen year old boy shooting up enemy tanks all alone into the middle of the night. Nintendo had the intention to make the Wii kind of like a group of friends going to the bowling alley together.

Wii has two ii’s in it which should represent two people playing side by side. That is why when you turn the console on, the little I’s both take a bow. I think the name is both easy to remember and a little quirky, helping you remember that you are playing a cool, high tech Japanese game.

One thing only few Wii owners are aware of is the fact that you can play homebrew games on your Wii and also play absolutely every game from N64, SNES, and Sega Genesis. Another option is to download ISOS, DVDS, and Music. Unlocking your Wii for maximum entertainment is easy! For more information go to Unlock Wii